OnBoard a 1990 Jaguar XJR-12 Group C Prototype at Circuit Paul Ricard!

Here's another video from the 2022 Dix Mille Tours by ‪@peterautoracing‬ through which you can jump on board a marvelous Jaguar XJR-12 Group C monster managed by the guys of ‪@jmbclassic‬ and driven by my kind friend Olivier during the first (out of two) qualifying session of the Group C Racing series.
Back in 2017 I already recorded this exact example at Spa-Francorchamps during another great event by Peter Auto. The car is chassis #J12-C-190 and it was built in January 1990 for that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. It's powered by a 7.0-litre V12 engine built and developed by TWR (Tom Walkinshaw racing) which is able to produce 730 bhp at 7,000 rpm and it's linked to a 5-speed manual gearbox.
Hope you like it!
0:00 Pit Exit
0:41 Mix OnBoard Lap + External Scenes
2:17 Two Laps OnBoard
6:07 External Scenes
8:29 Two Laps OnBoard
12:33 Acceleration & Pit In
#JaguarXJR12 #XJR12 #GroupC
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I have to thank my friend and youtuber ‪@Italiansupercarvideo‬ for the great collaboration done during this event. Don't forget to subscribe to his channel!!
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- Camcorder: Canon Legria HF G30 & GX10 + Canon DM-100 Microphone, GoPro Hero 7 Black
- Event: Dix Mille Tours 2022
- Where: Circuit Paul Ricard, France
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[@AndresDCK]

Why Motorsport can't be as simple and beautiful as "the good old days"

[@b.s.7693]

Today young drivers couldnt handle this. They are used to have a shit ton of electronic assistment tech around them...

[@kikiautorcman787B]

@@b.s.7693 Here, it's you and your balls... and your driving knowledge... 😉‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@AmbientMike]

@@b.s.7693 Nope, any talented individual could learn heel toe, take off your rose tinted glasses.

[@aliultimate009]

Culture - Education - Technology - Safety - Politics & etc ... Due to the massive changes in today's interpretation to how things are handled - especially the social media platform which is now between our hands - had made things like: Basics - knowledge & evolutions - drastically changed into rather than becoming more original - it became generic. Today the standards are forced into others throats to maintain a controlled - stable wave of advancement to keep things in check. This caused the world to become cold and limited to the possible ideas to flourish. Things are getting organized in such a manner that you can hardly feel uniqueness no matter where you look. It is like the whole industry is a one large factory which is manufacturing our daily - monthly & yearly routines. This is the best example i can put into words about this generation. This had critically affected motorsport in general.

[@kikiautorcman787B]

@@aliultimate009 Totally agree... 👍😉‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@isocrux]

You are such a diamond Bozzy, it's almost impossible to find good onboard footage of some of the XJRs, best hardcore race car footage on the web.

[@19Bozzy92]

Thanks a lot for the kind comment!

[@k-mc94]

Crazy to think they made the XJR-15 road car from this beast.

[@kokonxaim]

This is probably one of the most valuable videos in youtube.

[@mikem7034]

accounts*

[@Cynsham]

Man that humongous 7.0L Jaguar V12 sounds great in these cars

[@jptothetree]

It's amazing how different it sounds inside and out. What a monster!

[@jimirvine9391]

Big Angry Pussycat - growls inside the cabin and wails outside - stunning, nothing else like it - so much torque and horsepower

[@mauriceandre4124]

The sound of this V12 is simply terrifying !!

[@kikiautorcman787B]

It's a "big block" this V12, and it kicks your ass at all accelerations... 💪😜‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@chris425amp7]

@@kikiautorcman787B bad ass Lump this 🔥💪

[@Eddie07S]

The in-car video is priceless. Old school driving at its best... Only a tach with a straight up redline to show when to shift. And, yes, shift. A clutch, gearbox and manage 3 pedals with 2 feet - when a driver had more to do than steer, and apply gas and brake. This along with the sounds and the visuals of this beautiful car on the track... Priceless! Thanks for posting.

[@19Bozzy92]

Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@reds005]

One of my favourite cars of all time. Was lucky enough to see them at Brands Hatch as a kid.

[@baconfister]

That amazing V-12 sound = EARGASM!!! Looks like the tires were graining in the last couple laps, glad the driver held on.

[@daedalus_20v]

12:53 what a gloriously brutal noise this car makes at low speeds, almost completely at odds with the note she sings down the straightaways

[@MRFUCKOFF202]

One of the best sounds ever

[@jezzter4293]

This video is amazing, thank you so much. The Silk Cut Jags were just awesome. I was working on the XJ220 around this time & every so often one of these monsters would turn up (JaguarSport used the Silk Cut race trucks)... all work stopped as the entire staff would be outside drooling over it

[@revelare_xvii6269]

Driving a stick shift car that fast around a track is scarier than any modern Hollywood horror movie.

[@OhItsThat]

The TWR Jags of Group C are my favorite race cars period!

[@CriticoolHit]

This has to be one of the BEST XJR12 videos on the whole of the internet. This wasn't just an exhibition. He was absolutely wringing that things neck around the track while aggressively overtaking and turn diving. Good show. Good show.

[@theunclebsimchannel6434]

The greatest era in motorsports history!

[@hermann5880]

Was war das für eine schöne Zeit mit diesen Rennwagen, ich werde sentimental.......

[@kikiautorcman787B]

No, just nostalgic of a great area, like all people who were here in the 80's/early 90's...😉‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@svenhollis-lifts]

What a video Bozzy! There are many amazing Group C cars but the XJR-9 and 12 have to be at the top for me, the sound of that V12 is pure Nirvana. The Jaguar XJR-9 ended Porsches dominance too. There is footage of Chris Harris driving one and talking to Andy Wallace who tells the story of other drivers in the lower class cowering in their cockpits as that V12 Jaguar screamed past them at Daytona it’s a must watch🤣

[@roconnor01]

I had the please of watching the XJR-8,9 &12 racing back in the day. Tony Southgate is a genius.

[@Chuzo1946]

Outstanding video

[@19Bozzy92]

Thanks!

[@chris425amp7]

XJR-12 Sounds awesome 🇬🇧🔥🔥

[@excellentnotes]

Perfect sound! I like it very much!

[@gianlucar.4428]

Una delle più belle gruppo C della storia

[@raffaelemorandi3894]

Really good video! Really good drive!

[@JaredR1996]

Such a cool sound coming from that car. Thanks Bozzy

[@donhenderson5100]

I watched the TWR Jags in the US, Sponsored by Castrol. The 24 Daytona win was so exciting. The sound of them all day and night. I truly feel it was IMSA's finest racing. I miss the interior having a shift lever, steering wheel, tach and gauges. That's all! Thank you Bozzy.

[@19Bozzy92]

No problem at all!

[@cameronelkins6107]

So soothing 😌

[@ThePolandball]

As always Bozzy, an amazing video. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@19Bozzy92]

I'll do it for sure! Thanks for watching

[@blackflagqwerty]

Bozzy, You the man bro!

[@toyotech3329]

What a total eargasm!!!! Great vid!!

[@19Bozzy92]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@racerdaveracerdave]

That thing is glorious

[@clarissafarmer3547]

Sick race car, take the wheel covers off be even sicker, I guess it wouldn’t be the silk cut jag then, awesome vid anyhow

[@philking7805]

It would, but just in 'Sprint' trim (for 6hr/1000k races)

[@misterdog7]

Beautiful day/beautiful footage

[@tescoshortage]

Love the external mic in the engine bay.

[@patbeman894]

Beautiful

[@J2Prime-rz4kn]

Melhor ronco que já ouvi ! , ainda mais nessas reduções de marchas !, Deus salve os v12 !

[@amphilbey]

13 mins well spent, thanks for sharing. Wish I could have seen the TWR Jags race at Le Mans back in the day, amazing noise

[@blackflagqwerty]

Lol 13 minutes. I've watched this about 30 times!

[@19Bozzy92]

No worries! Glad you liked it

[@gabrielbarcellos1036]

Perfeição

[@kipsome45]

Absolute beast.

[@Quadrant14]

Ripper vid, thanks Bozzy

[@wahyuardiansyah1266]

awesome driving

[@yeastpriest]

That. Was awesome.

[@jeanmarcfeller8256]

Magnifique vidéo 👍🤪😀🤩

[@testohtoby]

Oh lord...

[@enricocelani8292]

Che sound poderoso questo 7 litri! Bellissimo il testa a testa con la Porsche 👍

[@lunardawnimages6838]

Dio mio, fabuloso!! Such an intense racing car....👍

[@sircharles7323]

That was real driving!

[@YuriBruschi]

Interessante questo video, mi è sempre piaciuta questa vettura! 👍

[@davidenativo]

I've just finished reading a book about this car! Wow!

[@jayfenix8811]

Best car channel on youtube.

[@19Bozzy92]

Too kind! Thanks a lot!

[@johnnytopgun6414]

These video game graphics are getting really good

[@kikiautorcman787B]

This V12 is sooooo great, and this car si sooooo beautiful... 👍🤩🔊‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@diggagt3574]

Glorious! I think the XJR-9 was my favourite of the Jagaur Group C cars, but anything with their 7 litre V12 is near perfect. The power delivery is incredible - at times, it seems as though it's a turbo engine, coming onto (savage) boost.

[@Roddy_Zeh]

Nothing like a good ol' V12 fillings its combustion chambers with as much air as possible...and without the support of boost. 🍷🗿 Thank you, good sir. 😁👍🏻

[@SpaceBoi_07]

God, what I would do to drive one of those one day, I love cars so much

[@georgecarson2408]

Fantastic video,I really experienced the feel of driving around Paul Ricard. When was this videodisc and who was driving!

[@einautofan6685]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzz Sound!😊😎👌

[@EMPRESSERISSOVEREIGNGODDESS]

PERFECT.💋💙💛❤

[@maxhofer3223]

what a rocket….!!!!

[@bempartington4299]

This footage is spicy. mm mm

[@chatmaigre]

ma - gni - fi - que !!!! 🇫🇷 je l' ai vue la 1ère fois pour une publicité papier pour une marque de cigarettes. la seconde fois que je l' ai vue, c' était, il me semble, sur une console Sony et avec Polyphony digital, mais je peux me tromper vu que je suis vieux. I saw it the first time for a paper advertisement for a brand of cigarettes. the second time I saw it was, I think, on a Sony console and with Polyphony digital, but I could be wrong since I am old. +1👍

[@K31TH3R]

I've always wondered what it would be like to work the clutch/gearbox in prototype/LeMans cars from this era. Every upshift makes a sound like the whole driveline is bucking during clutch engagement. The Sauber C9, and especially the Mazda 787B sound even more brutal on upshifts, every gear change sounds so violent that it makes me wonder if they're as challenging to actually shift as they sound.

[@lumpi5138]

The driver lost controll at the end😂

[@rsr-warrior]

Bozzy, in your experience filming numerous race cars over the years, which cars sounded the best to you? If you could maybe list a couple, thanks!

[@naveenksatheesh1584]

How do they change the back tyres during pit stop?

[@b.s.7693]

Before everyone is google'ing: *Silk Cut* is a british cigarettes brand

[@philking7805]

Was

[@b.s.7693]

@@philking7805 Ah ok, so it is no more british, isnt't it?

[@vincentpelisson3599]

cette vidéo est une Pépite 😍

[@kikiautorcman787B]

Ça remue les trippes hein... 😉⁉️ Surtout quand on les a vu à l'époque aux 24 Heures "martiriser" le bitume ces grosses brutes... Quelle époque formidable les groupes C, un autre Monde comparé aux daubes actuelles... 💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@vincentpelisson3599]

trop jeune pour cette époque, mais quel plaisir de les voir en meetings historiques … et quel pied de les pratiquer en simracing, du vrai de vrai pilotage ! pas comme ces GT3 avec ABS TC que tout le monde idolâtre … 🙄🙄 nous pourrions lancer un débat, je pense déja passer pour un vieux c*n, mais était-ce mieux avant ? 😏

[@kikiautorcman787B]

@@vincentpelisson3599 Je vous garantis que tout était mieux avant, certes rien n'était "parfait", et je ne m'en cache pas de le penser et de le dire..., au détriment du "politiquement correct"... Seulement, j'ai eu l'immense chance de connaître la fin de cette époque magique du sport-automobile grâce à de vrais passionnés + âgés que moi... 🙏 Quand je repense à mes premières 24 Heures en 1989, même petit, on sentait cette magie, cette passion sans prise de tête, peuplée de vrais puristes qui savaient de quoi ils parlaient, pas forcément millionnaires ou non-initiés accrochés à leur portables pour justifier leur présence à cet événement et se faire mousser sur les réseaux sociaux... (ils feraient pareil à un match de foot par exemple le week-end suivant...). Les groupes C m'ont marqué à vie, et après ça, on peut "mourir en paix", car + rien n'égalisera cette apogée de l'Endurance auto (en F1 c'était pareil, en rally aussi... 🤩). C'est impossible à expliquer, seules les personnes ayant connu cette période peuvent comprendre... Et encore, je regrette de ne pas avoir connu le sport-automobile dans les années 50, 60 et surtout 70 (Porsche 917, Ferrari 512, Matra, Alfa Roméo, Lola, Chevron, etc... emmenées longtemps et à la limite comme savaient le faire ces pilotes qui prenaient leurs responsabilités en évoquant le fait qu'ils pouvaient y laisser leurs vies..., et c'est ça la passion et le publique aussi assumait pleinement ce risque qui leur permettait de voir passer les autos de très, très près... 😉‼️). Bref, c'est un tout, l'époque change avec des valeurs et des principes qui n'étaient pas les références d'avant...

[@zairomolino4074]

As jezza always says "speed and power"

[@wanneroo7106]

Seems a lot easier to drive than other Group C cars.

[@Quadrant14]

@Wanneroo the Mercedes C9 and C11 were the nemisis of this car and faster

[@philking7805]

@@Quadrant14 but only in qualifying boost ;-)

[@hotlavaaaa]

I wonder if a new Hypercar/LMDh/GTP car could be designed to look like a Group C/old GTP car and be competitive.

[@Wuub1e]

7:08 just noting for myself

[@Brumiani]

Good sound of 12 cylinder but I prefer the old Matra

[@nathanweinfurtner5203]

I heard them scream around Daytona back when the were new, what a sound, I'll never forget it, like the twin-rotor Mazdas.

[@321-Gone]

2:45 The look you give the slower car that's trying to race when you're just trying not to foul the plugs from going too slow.

[@Quadrant14]

No, the Porsche went tooo deep into that corner, otherwise he was as fast as the Jag

[@321-Gone]

@@Quadrant14 Or you could say he under-steered into the corner because he was past his limit trying to stay ahead of a faster car.

[@chatmaigre]

le pilote porte le nom de Pierre Chabrier .🤣Re +1👍.

[@hermann5880]

Mein Favorit für immer ist der Mazda 787 B........

[@kikiautorcman787B]

I saw these two racing cars in their area running at Le Mans... I LOVE the Mazda 787B, it's my favorite racing car of all with its quadrirotor... 🔊👍‼️ But, ALL group C were fantastic (C1 and C2), lots of different engines (NA & Turbos...), and different bodies/sponsors... 💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@jcgabriel1569]

Looks like they didn't use the chicanes at the Mistral straight... That's quite something...

[@kikiautorcman787B]

Imagine on the Hunaudières' straight in their area... I was here... 😉‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@rpec2406]

I remember driving this car on Gran Turismo 4 & 6.. just like the Nissan R89C and R92CP from Group C Racing. Its legendary just like them with outstanding performance.

[@derekfaeberwick]

😅😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@rockinaether]

sounds abit like a zonda. engine size is similar too

[@davida.737]

I love this car('s) and have a beautiful painting by Kane Adams 'The Final Lap' of when against all odds three of them won LeMans. It has a recorded speed of 248 on the Mulsane straight. No toe/heel downshifts, poor car needs a proper driver. Not exactly Andy Wallace here..

[@sebdupree1]

1:12-3:05

[@Velvet_Torpedo]

Where’s the multiple Like button? 😍

[@kikiautorcman787B]

On the dashboard of this Jag... 😁‼️💯🔥🛢️🏁🏎️🤓🇨🇵

[@anamkhoirul1484]

Awalnya saya kira game, ternyata asli grafik game skrng susah di bedakan dgn yg sali soal game balapan gini🤣

[@somebloke2238]

Imagine what it would've been like with shorter gears

[@bogthing1]

No reason in the world we can't have Group C nowadays, no reason at all.

[@ryanh9262]

:)

[@ryanh9262]

yee haw

[@b.s.7693]

This beast sounds really good, but Sauber C9 is even better I must say

[@philking7805]

Both together on the same track was magical - then throw in the AMR1🙂

[@somebloke2238]

Steering wheel needs adjusting

[@snail415]

Anyone know the typical top speed of this car (gearing factored-in)? No guesses please. If you don’t know, don’t respond.

[@philking7805]

235mph at Le Mans 1990

[@dg8062]

For a company that generally produced 💩, what a grand slam jag hit with this car.

[@voldanmalak]

It doesn’t sound as good as the TVR Speed 12 but still decent!

[@tomwebb7091]

Hmmm it has great exhaust note but the engine itself is not especially tuneful for a V12. Certainly nothing like the intake sounds of a Ferrari, Lambo or BMW V12 Edit... now watched on a full range system and it does sound much better. I still maintain there are better sounding V12s!

[@philking7805]

You need to hear one in the flesh - what doesn't come through is the bass on the overrun, followed by the whip crack when the throttle is re-opened

[@jareknowak8712]

Thats 7 liters in 12 cylinders. Twice as big as F1 of this period.

[@tomwebb7091]

@James Wheeler I realise this but it doesnt change my opinion that it doesnt sound great onboard. The exhaust plays an incredible tune.

[@tomwebb7091]

@@philking7805 I wont have the chance to hear on in the flesh unless Jaguar invites me to drive one. Like i say it sounds glorious from the outside.... far better than the Porsches it beat that one time at LM

[@Terraceview]

Detuned unfortunately